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(No ModeL r 5 SheetSShe t 1. Jv 8. MOBSB 8 D. Pb. LovBJOY.

(No ModeL) 5 sheetSSheet 2. J. S. MoBSB 8 D. B. L0vBJOY.

tented 00t. 9, 1894.

Z) ond oaosing ilopression poinfS CZ to toke effeot on the TeooI'd Shoet.

In 1i S. 3 and com resSed ooil S rin Z, iS ap lied to thorod of the i[n reSSion Stamp between a fixed baf 77z, throogh Which the rod TvoTkS and a oo11T 7o, Seonfod to the rod for inlparting the th1,L1Sf to make the improSSion, and a like ooInproSSod Spring o, iS appHod to tho rod on the otho1 Sido of Said bar and be tveen it and oo1lr 2o, Seonfed to fhe rod to oifeof reooil of tho iInproSSion StInp foI o1or ing the Teoofd Sheot in1Inediately after n1ajk ing tho iInproSSion, So that bhe Shoet Tvhioh InoveS oontinoouSly Will not be Inotilated by the StaII1 vhen tho I'od iS raiSod oon1pfeS sioI1 of Spring Z, iS inoreaSed, nd oon1pres Sio11 of spring o iS diI11iI1iShed So tht on Te- 1eoSe of the Tod foI' 1]1king the improSSion, Spfing Z Wi11 throsf the StaInp soffioiently be yond the norIna1 poSition to mako the i11 preSSion, S1ight1yinoreSing the oompreSSion of Spring o, nd deoreaSing itS ovn, v7horeby Spring o, on Tooovory vvi11 Tettaof tho St1p oleaf of the reoord sheef, and leavo it free to oontinne itS Tnovement Withoot Inutilation of the Sheet.

In i S. 10, 11, 13, 1 and 15, vve re reSent at SpringS e attaoheo aat ono ond to tho in Side of tbo oaSe at f and at the free ends oarrying the TodS Whioh paSS throogh them With oollarS 9 of other Snitble IooanS to ooInplofo tho propef oonneotion. fhoSo SpringS aro Set So aS to 11old the hnpfeSSion points s1ightly abovo tho reoord Sheet nor 1Ilolly, nd they aot siIoilarly to the otherS in e1feoting the iInpreSSion and Tetroting tho StaIn )S,Tvhon tho impreSSion sta11ps ao 1ifteC1 by the ke S.

1 o1 1'aiSing the iInpfoSSion StaIIp, the 61- bow o, of tho upper end of the Tod iS oon eoted into the Sido of tho plate 8, noor its 10Wer ond, Whioh plate having the Slot f, nd tho Shon1do1, iS fifted in the 1ideWay o, attaohed to tho insido Sorfooo of tho ffont plato of tho oaSe and Seoored by t11o diSk oovoT oo, So thot it oan S1ido op and dovvn ffeoly. The Slido-vv3y iS fornied in fho fadoo of the head of tho oaSo in Whioh tho ro tating iInpreSSion Sfanlp liftef o iS fitted. Said head is Sooured to the front I)lato b SofevVS inSofted throngh tho holoS Z) vhioh SorovS alSo Seouro the ooveI plaate oo. The oaSo 8, iS a tnbn1ar oxfonSion of head 'Z in Sorted in al boTed f1olo of the caSe ffont With tho ond fi11Sh vith of S1ightly projeoting froIn fhe ontSido sorfaoo of tho fI'ont plote and forII1ing tho key hole plate o having the slot fof tho koy e, and the ovity Sofroond ing the key hole to faoilitato the entry of the key so thot oporoforS paSSing in ohorry moy not be dolayod.

The stanJ lifter iS a rotatin oevice fitteo -iI1 tho bored ooSe So oS to turn freely and hoving tWo StodS o fitted il1 its head f to engage Shouldor of tho Sliding plate S,

vhon turnod by tho key i11 the direotion indioated by tho arrov in Eig, 5, and liff the impreSSion Stamp, Said lifter having the S1ot f to feooivo tho koy foI torning it. hen a Stod o osoopeS froIntho oxfreInityj of the shooldor the impreSSion StaTnp iS inStontly throst doWn by itS Spring Z to nloke the iI1- pfeSSion. TWo SfodS ro oSed iI1 order that tWo operotionS of the in1 )reSSion Ston1p Inay bo mode b one revolution of the key, ano tho key 6 haS o notoh fo in one edge,Whioh Whon the key iS enterod and turDed engageS tho inner edgo Z of the key hole p1fo and SoonreS the key so thot after hoving Inode one rooord, aS vhon ontoring the footofy in the n1orning, the key oloy be loff in tho key holo ready foI' n1aking tho rooord of leoving tiIIle, Tvhen, bytorniog tho key far enoogh for n1oking nothe1 reoord,it moy be poHed oot ono kopt by the oSer till entering gain, Whioh expediteS tho vork. Tho keyS thnS Sorvo to indioto vho aro in nd vho are nof in.

The shoulder oo of tho S10t f in the sliding )1to s, preventS the key frorI1 boing tnrned baokward aftor olaking reoord and oonlpolS tho fofward turning and oonSeqoently the seoond reoord beforo the rolooSo of tho key.

X e oonsider tho fofatingkey an eSpeoially desirable IneanS of operoting the StatnpS, be oau11So of the foi1ity it affordS of goaTding againSt taInpering Tvith fhe apporatoS by 11naothorized porsonS, and olSo agoinSt interferenoe With the feoordS of one anotherby the eI1p1oyoS, vhioh oan be effeotually prevented by Speoiany adpting eooh koy for itS pr tioulof Stn liftor by differontial WrdS oS oon1Inon in lookS, nd it hoS thiS S )eoi1 odvanfgo ove' all othel' forInS of keyS, viZ: It lookS goinSt bookvafd o1oveolent aftor hv ing oaoSed one opertion of the impreSSiOn StaJIT1p, nd oonlpelS tho marking of another reoord boforo if oon bo Withdrown.

In thiS exnp1e We hove roproSented o SInall 111aohine adopted for only tWenty )e1'- SonS, oooh boing idontified on tho feoofd Slip by tho noInbef of the 1ongitdinf reoofding spaoe oorfeSpooding vVith the nnn1bor of the fooording Stp figored on tho fronb of the oaSe vf1ioh he fvorkS, but in prootioo tho I1o ohineS ill bo Inado 1Lrgof aooording to tho noo1ber of handS enlployed up to Sevoral hondred Tooording stawIIpS. If Tvi11 bo Seon that for Suoh largo noInborS it iS in1porfnf to rraJngo the iInpreSSion Stn1pSoS olose to gothef Sido by Sido aS poSSiblo to ovoid too gfeat breadth. Tho fodS of tho irnpreSSion stanlpS are therofore ndo With the elbowS (Z oonneotin in tho Sides of the Slidin )lateS, altld the liftingdoviooS re arronged in gronps of five one abovo onobher in the digon1 lineS repreSented in 1 igS. 1 ond 3, So that tho rodS of the lifting devioeS Inoy oooopy a plono baok of the plano of Said lifting devioeS Whioh are too wide for being in the sonle plone of the lifting devioeS of StaInpS thnS plaoed oIoSe fogother.

The rooord StripS nlay be of longth Sl1itblo fof one doy to be opplied daily, vith oofre Sponding nlofoing and evening tinlo SooleS o,

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